What’s New?

New Policies

For a full list of policies, visit the Policy Handbook.

52/AS/24/UEPC Policy on the Suspension of the Two-Pass Enrollment System

• Approved by the Academic Senate on October 11, 2024.
• Approved by President Britt Rios-Ellis on October 30, 2024.

01/AS/25/UEPC Policy on the Suspension and Discontinuance of Academic Programs

• Approved by the Academic Senate on February 11, 2025 
• Approved by President Britt Rios-Ellis on March 21, 2025

08/AS/25/ATLC Web Camera Policy for Online Instruction

• Approved by the Academic Senate on March 11, 2025
• Approved by President Britt Rios-Ellis on April 21, 2025

58/AS/25/UEPC Policy on the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements: Skills for Student Success and Life-Long Learning

• Approved by the Academic Senate on March 25, 2025
• Approved by President Britt Rios-Ellis on April 28, 2025. 

17/AS/25/UEPC Resolution For GE Courses in One GE Area

• Approved by the Academic Senate on June 2, 2025
• Approved by President Britt Rios-Ellis on June 3, 2025

 New Programs 

Undergraduate Degrees and Concentrations

• English B.A. - English Language Arts Teaching Concentration  
• Business Analytics Concentration (Self Support)

Minors

• ​Astronomy Minor ​

Certificates and Credentials

• Accounting Professionalism Certificate - Business Administration B.S.   
• Early Childhood Education Credential  
• Ethnic Studies Professional Certificate  

Revised Programs 

• Counseling M.A.  (admissions requirements updated, new students must declare a concentration, no longer offering stand alone M.A.)
• History M.A.  (admissions requirements updated, new courses added to required course listing) 
• Mathematics Minor  (decreased total units, new courses in the minor core)
• Nursing M.S., FNP Concentration  (increased units, new courses added to requirements)
• Post Graduate Psychiatric APRN Certificate  (increased units in practicum hours)
• Psychology M.S.  (increased units in the Marriage and Family Therapy, Behavior Analysis Track)

 Other Changes

As mandated by Executive Order (EO) 1100 - The General Education pattern  has been reordered, renumbered and unit counts have been updated. 

The Sociocultural Inquiry Requirement replaced the Multicultural Requirement within the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements .

The Baccalaureate Degree Requirements were revised to add new areas: 6. Skills for Student Success and 7. Life-long Learning Requirements.

2026-27 Academic Programs Report